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THE NORTHWEST ROCKIES DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Feb. 23-24, 2013 (Saturday and Sunday) V 1.2 |
We’re ready for the teams of our district to come
together in competition for NDT bids, camaraderie, and argumentative
excellence.
Join us.
LODGING FOR THE NORTHWEST ROCKIES TOURNAMENT
WHEN YOU NEED TO BE AT THE NORTHWEST
ROCKIES TOURNAMENT
AIR TRAVEL TO THE NORTHWEST ROCKIES
The tournament
features:
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6 rounds of debate to seed teams for NDT bids with elimination rounds
only if necessary to break ties among teams with the same win-loss records.
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Breakfast, Lunch, NW Rockies dinner and roast,
and great hospitality.
Please join us
for the district tournament.
Sincerely,
Scott Odekirk, odekirk.scott@gmail.com NDT Chair
Jim Hanson, hansonjb@whitman.edu Host, Tab
LODGING FOR THE NORTHWEST ROCKIES TOURNAMENT
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La Quinta
Price $79
plus tax
Call
509-525-2522 and ask for the NW Rockies Tournament
–-about 5 minutes from Whitman College.
Most teams will want to check in Friday, Feb. 22 and check out Sunday,
Feb. 24 or Monday, Feb. 25.
Reserve your rooms by Jan. 23.
WHEN YOU NEED TO BE AT THE
NORTHWEST ROCKIES TOURNAMENT
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Arrive at the tournament Saturday morning, Feb. 23.
Free Parking.
6 Prelim Rounds
plus up to 3 runoffs if needed.
Northwest
Rockies Dinner and Roast, Saturday evening Feb. 23.
Seedings and any needed runoff rounds posted by 3pm, Sunday, Feb. 24.
The last possible runoff would finish shortly after
midnight, Sunday, Feb. 24.
AIR TRAVEL TO THE NORTHWEST ROCKIES
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Fly to Walla
Walla (1o min) or Pasco Airport (55 min).
We suggest you order your tickets at www.expedia.com
or www.travelocity.com or
Contact
Jim about our free shuttle service (throughout the tournament, hotel, airport)—do so at least a week before the tournament.
SPEAKING TIMES
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Typical 9-3-6
with 10 minutes of prep debates on this year’s CEDA-NDT topic.
Judge decisions
should be made in a timely fashion; like debaters, you need to think through
the issues in a debate quickly though with thought and render a decision.
SCHEDULE
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 23
8:00 Light Breakfast provided by the tournament,
Olin Second Floor Foyer (ground floor)
8:30, Round 1
Posting; 9:00,
1AC speaks, 11:15am ballots in
11:15, Lunch provided by the tournament, Olin Second
Floor Foyer
11:45, Round 2
Posting; 12:15,
1AC speaks, 2:30pm ballots in
2:45, Round 3 Posting; 3:15, 1AC speaks, 5:30pm ballots in
5:30 Dinner
provided by the tournament
6:00 Post
Round 4; 6:30, 1AC Speaks, 8:45pm
ballots in
8:45 NW
Rockies Dessert and Roast, Olin Second Floor Foyer
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
8:00 Light Breakfast provided by the tournament,
Olin Second Floor Foyer (ground floor)
8:30 Post
Round 5; at
9:00, 1AC speaks, 11:15am ballots in
11:15 Lunch provided by the tournament, Olin
Second Floor Foyer
11:45 Post Round 6; at 12:15, 1AC speaks, 2:30pm
ballots in
2:45 Announce
NDT Seedings (or as soon as possible)
3:00 Post Run Off Round 1 if needed, 1AC speaks 30
minutes after posting
6:15 Post Run Off Round 2 if needed, 1AC
speaks 30 minutes after posting
9:30 Post Run Off Round 3 if needed, 1AC
speaks 30 minutes after posting
ENTRY AND FEES
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FEES
Each Debate Team pays for their share of
hired judging fees.
Write
checks to Whitman College.
DEBATE JUDGING
Each team
requires 4 rounds of commitment (plus run off rounds as is necessary)
DO YOU HAVE
A JUDGE WE CAN HIRE? Please e-mail Jim at hansonjb@whitman.edu
We will pay $200 and provide free food! We will add
$40 for each round beyond 5 that the person judges.